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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 25, 2021Baca County, Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 2:01 PM MDT for Baca County, Colorado. It was in force for 74 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2021, 2:01 PM MDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 3:15 PM MDT
In force: 74 min
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

County Baca County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 212 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 25, 2:20 PM MDT	HAIL 2.75	6 Sse Campo, CO	MULTIPLE COMMUTERS TRAVELING SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD REPORTED BASEBALL SIZED HAIL.
Jun 25, 2:30 PM MDT	HAIL 1.5	6 Sse Campo, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 25, 1:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 221 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 765 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -206 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

394 
WUUS55 KPUB 252001
SVRPUB
COC009-252115-
/O.NEW.KPUB.SV.W.0187.210625T2001Z-210625T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
201 PM MDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Baca County in southeastern Colorado...

* Until 315 PM MDT.

* At 201 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
  of Campo, or 24 miles northwest of Boise City, moving east at 25
  mph.

  This is a very dangerous storm.

  HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 
           Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 
           siding, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Campo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3712 10269 3720 10249 3725 10215 3699 10213
      3700 10269
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 258DEG 23KT 3705 10272 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Cohen

3 follow-up statements

052 
WWUS55 KPUB 252014
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
214 PM MDT Fri Jun 25 2021

COC009-252115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210625T2115Z/
Baca CO-
214 PM MDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHERN BACA COUNTY...

At 214 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Campo, or 21
miles north of Boise City, moving east at 25 mph.

This is a very dangerous storm.

HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 
         Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 
         siding, and vehicles.

Locations impacted include...
Campo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3712 10269 3720 10249 3725 10215 3699 10213
      3700 10269
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 274DEG 23KT 3703 10262 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Cohen

458 
WWUS55 KPUB 252042
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
242 PM MDT Fri Jun 25 2021

COC009-252115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210625T2115Z/
Baca CO-
242 PM MDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 241 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
of Campo, or 22 miles north of Boise City, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters earlier reported ping pong ball 
         size hail as this storm moved through areas south of Campo.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Campo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3712 10269 3720 10249 3725 10215 3699 10213
      3700 10269
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 267DEG 24KT 3704 10240 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Cohen

164 
WWUS55 KPUB 252052
SVSPUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
252 PM MDT Fri Jun 25 2021

COC009-252115-
/O.CON.KPUB.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210625T2115Z/
Baca CO-
252 PM MDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BACA COUNTY...

At 251 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles east of 
Campo, or 23 miles west of Elkhart, moving east at 25 mph. 
Additional storms developing northward from the Oklahoma Panhandle 
into southern Baca County may also become severe.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Baca County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3707 10269 3707 10249 3717 10224 3716 10214
      3699 10213 3700 10269
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 258DEG 23KT 3705 10232 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Cohen

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 6:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	22 min
Jun 24, 6:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	48 min
Jun 24, 6:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	59 min
Jun 24, 6:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	26 min
Jun 24, 6:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	82 min
Jun 24, 6:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Prowers	66 min
Jun 24, 6:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	33 min
Jun 24, 6:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	26 min
Jun 24, 6:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	48 min
Jun 24, 6:48 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	25 min
Jun 24, 7:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	76 min
Jun 24, 7:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	36 min
Jun 24, 7:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	27 min
Jun 24, 7:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	64 min
Jun 24, 8:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	32 min
Jun 24, 8:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	45 min
Jun 24, 9:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	30 min
Jun 24, 10:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Bent	34 min
Jun 24, 10:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	29 min
Jun 24, 10:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	29 min
Jun 24, 10:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	35 min
Jun 25, 12:03 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	27 min
Jun 25, 12:33 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	27 min
Jun 25, 12:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	50 min
Jun 25, 12:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	52 min
Jun 25, 12:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	46 min
Jun 25, 12:44 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PUB	Custer, Fremont, Saguache	73 min
Jun 25, 12:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		46 min
Jun 25, 12:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	50 min
Jun 25, 1:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	41 min
Jun 25, 1:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	72 min
Jun 25, 1:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		38 min
Jun 25, 1:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	38 min
Jun 25, 1:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	37 min
Jun 25, 1:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	42 min
Jun 25, 1:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	51 min
Jun 25, 1:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	45 min
Jun 25, 1:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Otero	40 min
Jun 25, 1:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	36 min
Jun 25, 2:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	26 min
Jun 25, 2:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Saguache	40 min
Jun 25, 2:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Huerfano	25 min
Jun 25, 2:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Elbert	24 min
Jun 25, 2:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Las Animas	39 min
Jun 25, 2:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	43 min
Jun 25, 2:22 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Alamosa, Rio Grande, Saguache	53 min
Jun 25, 2:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	47 min
Jun 25, 2:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	25 min
Jun 25, 2:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Douglas	16 min
Jun 25, 2:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Alamosa	40 min
Jun 25, 2:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Bent	49 min
Jun 25, 2:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	61 min
Jun 25, 3:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	45 min
Jun 25, 3:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	45 min
Jun 25, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	50 min
Jun 25, 3:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	42 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.